Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
							Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
                                        Label Name
                                    
                                    
                                        Qualcomm
                                                                            
                                    
                                        Qualcomm
                                                                            
                                
                                        Launch Date
                                    
                                    
                                        December 2021
                                                                            
                                    
                                        October 2024
                                                                                    
                                                                            
                                
                                        Platform
                                    
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                                                            
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                                                            
                                
                                Manufacturing
                                                            
                            
                                Samsung
                                                            
                            
                                TSMC
                                                            
                        
                                Model Name
                                                            
                            
                                SM8450
                                                            
                            
                                Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
                                                            
                        
                                Architecture
                                                            
                            
                                1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
                                                            
                            
                                2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
                                                            
                        
                                Cores
                                                            
                            
                                8
                                                            
                            
                                8
                                                            
                        
                                Technology
                                                            
                            
                                4 nm
                                                            
                            
                                3 nm
                                                                    
                                                            
                        
                                Frequency
                                                            
                            
                                3000 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                4000 MHz
                                                                    
                                                            
                        
                                Instruction set
                                                            
                            
                                ARMv9-A
                                                            
                            
                                ARMv9.2-A
                                                            
                        GPU Specifications
                                GPU name
                                                            
                            
                                Adreno 730
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                GPU frequency
                                                            
                            
                                818 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Max display resolution
                                                            
                            
                                3840 x 2160
                                                            
                            
                                3840 x 2160
                                                            
                        
                                FLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                2.5128 TFLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Execution units
                                                            
                            
                                2
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Shading units
                                                            
                            
                                768
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                OpenCL version
                                                            
                            
                                2.0
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Vulkan version
                                                            
                            
                                1.1
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                DirectX version
                                                            
                            
                                12.1
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        Connectivity
                                4G support
                                                            
                            
                                LTE Cat. 24
                                                            
                            
                                LTE Cat. 24
                                                            
                        
                                5G support
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                        
                                Bluetooth
                                                            
                            
                                5.3
                                                            
                            
                                5.4
                                                            
                        
                                Wi-Fi
                                                            
                            
                                6
                                                            
                            
                                7
                                                            
                        
                                Navigation
                                                            
                            
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
                                                            
                            
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
                                                            
                        Memory Specifications
                                Memory type
                                                            
                            
                                LPDDR5
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Memory frequency
                                                            
                            
                                3200 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Memory Bus
                                                            
                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                                                            
                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                                                            
                        Miscellaneous
                                L2 Cache
                                                            
                            
                                1 MB
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Audio codecs
                                                            
                            
                                AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Max camera resolution
                                                            
                            
                                1x 200MP
                                                            
                            
                                1x 200MP
                                                            
                        
                                Storage type
                                                            
                            
                                UFS 3.1
                                                            
                            
                                UFS 4.0
                                                            
                        
                                Video codecs
                                                            
                            
                                H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
                                                            
                            
                                H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
                                                            
                        
                                Video playback
                                                            
                            
                                8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                                                            
                            
                                8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                                                            
                        
                                Video capture
                                                            
                            
                                8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                                                            
                            
                                8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                                                            
                        
                                Neural processor (NPU)
                                                            
                            
                                Hexagon
                                                            
                            
                                Hexagon
                                                            
                        
                                TDP
                                                            
                            
                                5.3 W
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        Advantages
 
                                                            
                                        Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
                                    
                                    - Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4000 MHz (3000 MHz vs 4000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (December 2021 vs October 2024)
AnTuTu 10
											Score
										
									
									
										Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
									
								
								
																		
										1228027
									
								
								
									
										Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
									
								
								
																			
											+130%
										
																		
										2820843
									
								
								Performance
CPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									376701 
																	
								
									579750 
																			
																	
							GPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									432835 
																	
								
									1214660 
																			
																	
							Memory
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									200315 
																	
								
									574738 
																			
																	
							UX
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									218176 
																	
								
									451695 
																			
																	
							
						
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							Geekbench 6
                                                Single Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        1664
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +74%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        2902
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                                Multi Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        4030
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +144%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        9840
                                        
                                    
                                    Geekbench 5
                                                Single Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +0%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        623
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        621
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                                Multi Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        2142
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +1%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        2166
                                        
                                    
                                    SiliconCat Rating
								46
							
							
								Ranks 46 among all SOC on our website
							
						
								13
							
							
								Ranks 13 among all SOC on our website
							
						Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
							 
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                            